Ezekial - Chapters 8-11

Dated: 26-Sep-2008

9:11 - The man sent to mark the foreheads of people comes back at the end of the conversation between God and Ezekial. What does that mean? There were so little people that he could finish his work before the conversation ended?

10 - Glory of the Lord leaves the temple. A temple is God's home. If He has to decide to leave home, things must've been so terrible in the Jerusalem temple. If our houses get pest infected, we will do our best to remove the pest. We will get the best terminators in business and spend all that we have to ensure our house is clean again. But if nothing helps, our only resort would be to shift to a new place, and perhaps bring down the old house. This is similar to what God planned for too.

? What is the significance of coal being scattered in Jerusalem? Is this supposed to indicate the wrath of God on all of them?

9:4-6 - God asks the man in linen to go around and place a mark on the foreheads of people who are still children of God.

• Revelation 14 talks of 144,000 people along with Him, who had the mark of the Father.
• Revelation 13 talks of the mark of the devil.

? Does everything have a mark? When do we get to see our marks?
Everyone might have a mark, but do we have the mark of the Father?

8:12 - God never forsakes us. He is always aware of our thoughts and intentions at all times. We might be very big sinners, we might not even walk with the Lord. But inspite of all this, God is still looking out for us. He is seeing our every move. The things we do, thinking we are not God's children afterall, still does hurt him.